Karan Johar
- Born
- 25 May 1972 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- Bombay, Maharashtra, India
- Birth name
- Rahul Kumar Johar
- Height
- 178 cm
- Known for
- Producer
A close friend of Shahrukh Khan, he assisted Yash Chopra's Yash Raj Films during the early days of of his career, making his directorial debut with the mega-hit Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998). He also had a popular chat show named Koffee with Karan (2004) The success of "KKHH" made him one of the most high-profile directors in the Hindi-language Mumbai Film industry, popularly known as Bollywood.Also a close friend of Aditya Chopra, he has been a creative member of Yash Raj productions such as Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Veer-Zaara (2004), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), and Mohabbatein (2000).Johar's success has guaranteed him worldwide distribution of his production company, Dharma Productions, for many years to come.
